In vivo analysis of plant promoters and transcription factors by agroinfiltration of tobacco leaves

Plant Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 543-551

  Yang, Yinong ^a   Li, Rugang ^a   Qi, Min ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; SALICYLIC ACID; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RHIZOBIUM; SALICYLIC ACID; TOBACCO; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AGROBACTERIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS;

EID: 0033931375     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2000.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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